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Press Contacts:
Rebecca Brighenti, (413) 448-8084 x11
[email protected]
www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org
Colleen Hughes, (413) 448-8084 x15
[email protected]
www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org
For Immediate Release, please: Friday, September 14, 2012
FOUND’s Exclusive Pre-Show Performance with Comedy and Broadway Performers
Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group is excited to announce the special guests for FOUND’s pre-show
performance and reception on September 22 at 7pm. Join book writer and actor Hunter Bell, along with BTG
alumnus Randy Harrison from Queer as Folk and Silence! The Musical, as well as FOUND cast member and
cabaret and comedy star, Shaina Taub, and Broadway performers Natalie Joy Johnson and Marty Thomas at
7pm at the Colonial for an intimate, pre-show entertainment; exclusive performances and a cocktail party.
Tickets to the FOUND pre-show party and performance are $75, general tickets are $25 for admission to the
performance only, and student tickets are $20. Contact the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street, Pittsfield
by calling 413-997-4444. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.berkshiretheatregroup.org. The ticket
office is open Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm or on any performance day from 10am until
curtain. All plays, schedules, casting and prices are subject to change.
Hunter Bell received an Obie Award and a Tony Nomination for the book of [title of show]. Queer as Folk’s
Randy Harrison, who has appeared in BTG’s productions of The Who’s Tommy, Endgame and Ghosts,
recently starred in Silence! The Musical. Shaina Taub, who will be appearing in FOUND at The Colonial
Theatre, has also appeared in the national tour of Seussical, and The Daughters at Joe’s Pub. Natalie Joy
Johnson has appeared in the Off Broadway production of BARE: A Pop Opera as well as the Broadway
production of Legally Blonde: The Musical. Grammy Nominated Marty Thomas has appeared on Broadway in
Xanadu, Wicked and The Secret Garden.
Join these actors before the show on September 22 at 7pm for special performances and then enjoy the PreBroadway Workshop of FOUND at the Colonial.
FOUND
Inspired by Found Magazine
Music by Eli Bolin
Book by Hunter Bell and Lee Overtree
Directed by Lee Overtree
Produced by Victoria Lang, Benjamin Salka and Eva Price
Based on Davy Rothbart's popular Found books, magazines, tours and appearances on This American
Life comes a new musical comedy about the hidden beauty and humor in so-called “junk.” Hunter Bell joins
composer/lyricist Eli Bolin, director Lee Overtree, and indie-comedy favorite, the Story Pirates troupe, in a
semi-autobiographical account of Davy's life and loves as he performs around the country, set against a
backdrop of the hilarious real notes and letters from the pages of Found magazine, as they come to life on
stage.
When Davy meets and falls for Kate, a schoolteacher, he is forced to choose between his wild existence on the
road and a “normal” life with her. FOUND explores both the objects and the people we encounter along the
way, and reveals the funny and touching stories hidden in plain sight in the world around us.
Performance Dates
Friday, September 21, 8pm
Saturday, September 22, 8pm
For promotional images, please go to: http://gallery.berkshiretheatre.org/main.php?g2_itemId=6124
For more information about the performance, please visit our website at www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org
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About Berkshire Theatre Group
The Colonial Theatre, founded in 1903, and Berkshire Theatre Festival, founded in 1928, are two of the oldest
cultural organizations in the Berkshires. Having united in November of 2010 under the leadership of Artistic
Director and CEO Kate Maguire, these two institutions are providing the Berkshires and beyond with the finest
in live theatre, music, dance and the visual arts on five stages in Stockbridge, MA, Pittsfield, MA and Lenox,
MA. The Fitzpatrick Main Stage (408 seats), cataloged by the National Register of Historic Places, was
originally designed and built by Stanford White as the Stockbridge Casino in 1888. The intimate Unicorn
Theatre (122 seats) is a home for emerging artists and new theatrical ideas. The Colonial in Pittsfield (780
seats) re-opened in August of 2006, following a $21 million restoration, and boasts pristine acoustics, classic
gilded age architecture and state-of-the-art technical systems. BTG also performs at the newly built outdoor
Neil Ellenoff stage at the Mount and at The Garage, a music venue located in the lobby of The Colonial.
Together they serve over 100,000 patrons per year and reach over 10,000 students through their educational
and outreach programs. For more information on BTF call (413) 298-5536 and on The Colonial call (413) 4488084. To purchase tickets, call (413) 997-4444 or (413) 298-5576 or go online to
www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org.